2019-16758. National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on September 18 and 19, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Jamie L. Whitten Building. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, in Room 104-A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal Officer, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the program's policies.

The meeting will focus on operational and research activities conducted by the Wildlife Services Program. The committee will discuss pertinent WS operational and research activities and programs and how to increase their effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an active participant in the goal of agricultural protection.

The meeting will be open to the public. Attendees should arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Picture identification is required to gain access to the Whitten Building.

Due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to Docket No. APHIS-2019-0045 when submitting your statements.

This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 2019.

Cikena Reid,

Committee Management Officer, USDA.